Criminal case opened over murder of judge in Dagestan

The attackers escaped

MAKHACHKALA, November 4 (Itar-Tass) - The department of the Russian Investigative Committee (SK) in Dagestan has opened a criminal case over the murder of federal judge Zainudin Madanov.

On Monday, at about 17:55, two unidentified persons shot the federal judge of the Leninsky district court in the city of Makhachkala, near Building 182 at Imam Shamil Avenue. The attackers escaped. The judge died at the site.

The investigators link the murder with his work. It is under consideration as the main version, an SK source said.